Here is your perfect morning stretch to loosen up your hips and release tension at your lower back. You can do it on a mat or on your bed.
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This sequence focus on increasing flexibility and reducing stiffness in the hamstrings. We also stretch the hip flexors, glutes, groin and quads.
This gentle stretch sequence is blissful! We stretch the lower back, glutes, groin and quads to release tension in the hips and lumbar spine.
You can practice this sequence first thing in the morning when your lower back feels tight. These poses are guaranteed to set you up for the day!
This sequence is designed to alleviate tension in the calves, hamstrings and hips. It's ideal to do after any training that works the lower body.
This sequence is designed to build strength and stability in the hands, wrists and shoulders. It's a great one to do in the morning or pre-workout.
This classic yoga sequence improves mobility in the spine and hips and stretches the calves, hamstrings, hip flexors and lower back.
This video is designed to alleviate lower back tightness. We stretch the lower back, glutes, piriformis, groin, hamstrings and calves.
This core stability video gets straight into it. We strengthen the abs, obliques and lower back, doing as much work as we can in 15 minutes.
This 30-minute strength and balance sequence is great for improving overall strength and suppleness—in the morning or pre-workout.
This deeply restorative sequence is designed to release tension and improve suppleness in your spine and shoulders.
This sequence is the one for improving your hip mobility. We stretch the hip flexors, glutes, groin, hamstrings and calves.
This one-hour yin session is deeply restorative. We gently stretch the neck and shoulders, spine, hips, hamstrings and calves.
This total body post-workout cool-down stretches the shoulders, lats, triceps, lower back, glutes, quads, hips and hamstrings.
This cool-down sequence is designed to stretch your hips and hamstrings to protect against pain, stiffness and injury after your workout.
This one-hour total body stretch incorporates 25 poses! It's a great one to do before bed to release tension and correct your alignment.
This 30-minute, yin cool-down is designed to stretch your hips, glutes, groin, quads, IT band, hamstrings, calves and feet.
I designed this sequence to practice directly after your run but these poses are great to drop into after any lower body workout.
This total-body 30-minute yin cool-down is designed to stretch all the major muscles in your upper and lower body.
This sequence is designed to release tension in the calves, hamstrings, glutes, quads and hip flexors and improve mobility in your spine.
This lower body stretch is perfect to practice after any lower body workout, including weightlifting, running and cycling.
This simple routine is designed to release tension in the legs and hips. We stretch the glutes, piriformis, hamstrings, groin, quads and TFL.
This gentle yin sequence is designed to release tension in the calves, hamstrings and hip flexors and mobilise the spine and shoulders.
This is a powerful combination. We practice just five poses which in combination, improve mobility in all ranges of motion of your hips.
This 30-minute yin video is deeply restorative. It is designed to open up the hips and alleviate lower back stiffness, discomfort or pain.
In this 30-minute yin video, we slowly and carefully stretch the feet, calves and hamstrings and open up the hips in every range of motion.
This yin sequence is the most restorative of the whole series and all you need is a wall. It has to be one of my favourites.
This sequence is designed to release tight hip flexors and alleviate lower back stiffness. These muscles are tight for most athletes.
In this sequence, we target all ranges of hip mobility. We stretch the quads and hip flexors, groin and adductors, glutes and piriformis.
This yin video is designed to release deeply-held tension in the hip flexors. We also stretch the hamstrings, calves, knees and ankles.
If your glutes are tight, you're going to love this video. These poses stretch the gluteus maximus, medius and minimus as well as the piriformis.
This 30-minute flow is designed to stretch the calves, hamstrings and glutes, improve mobility in the hips and alleviate lower back pain.
This post-workout cool-down is designed to stretch you out all the way from your neck and shoulders down to your feet and ankles.
This sequence is great to practice at the end of a long day. We open up the chest and shoulders and stretch the hamstrings, hips and lower back.
This routine focuses on improving flexibility in the hip flexors, groin and hamstrings with some dynamic sequences and static holds.
In this hip-opening sequence, we stretch the hips in all directions, focusing on the hip flexors, hamstrings and groin.
This gentle yin sequence is designed to release tension in the glutes, piriformis and groin to alleviate lower back pain and accelerate recovery.
This simple core strength sequence covers all the bases. We strengthen the deep core stabilisers, surface-level abs, obliques and lower back.
In this simple yin sequence, we practice just four poses to deeply stretch the feet, ankles, hips, lower back, chest and shoulders.
In this video, we open up the chest, improve mobility in the shoulders, spine and hips and fully activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
This therapeutic session is designed to strengthen and stretch your hamstrings and hips to improve mobility and ensure proper function.
In this therapeutic session, we stretch the hips in all directions to ease pain and stiffness in the hips and lower back.
This sequence is great for speeding up recovery, alleviating pain and stiffness in the lower and mid back, and enhancing your sleep.
This simple yin sequence is designed to passively release tension in your groin and adductors to avoid pain and injury in this area.
This yin sequence is a great one to practice after your workout to stretch out the quads, groin and outer hips and open up the chest.
Do you get tight hips and pain in between the shoulder blades from sitting? Then this sequence should give you the relief that you need.
This 30-min video is a total body workout! We strengthen the arms, shoulders, core, hips and legs and finish with an extended release.
This video is designed to alleviate and prevent lower back pain. We stabilise the core, stretch the hips and restore mobility in the spine.
This one-hour recovery video is designed to release tension all the way from your neck and shoulders down to your feet and ankles.
This sequence is designed to stretch out tight hips and hamstrings after your training session to keep you strong, supple and in the game!
This 30-minute mash-up inspired by Peak Pose: Pigeon is designed to stretch the outer hips and glutes and alleviate lower back pain.
In this video, we focus on opening up the hips and hamstrings. It's a super restorative sequence, so it's a great one to do before bed.
This sequence focuses on releasing tension in the hamstrings and calves with three variations of Reclining Hand-To-Big-Toe pose.
In the first video in our new yin yoga series, we focus on hip-opening poses that release tension in the hips and the lower back.
This is a fantastic routine to practice after your workout to release tension in the quads and hip flexors and alleviate lower back pain.
This sequence is designed to improve your balance and core control—indispensable skills for all athletes and highly trainable on your mat.
This could be my favourite Yoga 15 video of all time! It’s a slow and steady, hatha flow that will leave you feeling positively blissed out.
In this gentle sequence, we improve mobility in the spine and shoulders, stretch the lats, chest and shoulders and alleviate mid/upper back pain.
This restorative mash-up is designed to improve mobility from head to toe. It's a fantastic sequence to release tension throughout the body.
This is your sit-up-free core strength sequence! We strengthen the abs, obliques and lower abs to give you a strong, supple and resilient core.
In this sequence, we build slowly to Pigeon pose to open up the hips, improve spinal mobility and alleviate lower back pain.
This sequence is designed to help restore structural integrity to the shoulders and strengthen the entire upper body.
In this sequence, we focus on improving functional flexibility in the hamstrings, hip flexors and groin. It's a great one for runners.
This sequence is designed to improve mobility in your mid back and shoulders to relieve interscapular, upper back and neck pain.
This sequence is designed to improve stability in the muscles that support your shoulder blades to alleviate pain and increase mobility.
This sequence is designed to open up the hip flexors and groin, stretch the calves and hamstrings and improve spinal mobility.
This sequence is essentially miraculous! It's designed to prevent and alleviate lower back pain and stretch the hips and hamstrings.
This sequence is designed to improve core stability. We strengthen the abs, lower back and obliques, isometrically and dynamically.
In this sequence, we move through progressively deeper poses, designed to release tight hip flexors and stretch the groin.
This sequence is designed to improve hip stability. Strong, flexible hips are crucial for peak performance and reducing your risk of injury.
In this extended version of Lower Back Recovery, we spend twice as long in each pose to allow for a deeper release of tension.
In this extended version of Hip Flexor / Groin Release, we spend twice as long in each pose to release deeply-held tension in the hips.
Take a load off! This sequence is designed to relax your body and mind, fully and completely, through breath, stretching and meditation.
Gentle Flow combines Box Breathing, spine mobilisation and poses designed to open up the hips. Breathe, relax and stay focussed.
This comprehensive post-workout stretch targets the calves, hamstrings, glutes, quads, hip flexors, chest, shoulders and triceps.
Rest and Recovery is non-negotiable in the pursuit of peak performance. Hard physical challenges must be met with equally intense recovery.
This Pre-Workout Activation is designed to activate the core and the posterior chain—calves, hamstrings, glutes, upper and lower back.
This gentle cool-down is designed to help you wind down and loosen up after a workout. It's also a great one to practise in the morning.
This 30-Minute Lower Back Pain video is a short version of the 1-hour sequence. We open up the hips and hamstrings and strengthen the core.
This is a great gentle sequence to do after your workout. We stretch the calves, hamstrings, hip flexors, groin, glutes and piriformis.
Rest Day focuses on increasing mobility in the upper body, mobilising the spine, stretching the calves and hamstrings and opening up the hips.
This body scan meditation is designed to transition you from the sympathetic to the parasympathetic nervous response.
This 15-Minute Body Scan Meditation gives you the opportunity to experience a full savasana before moving back into your day.
1-Hour Lower Back Pain is designed to address the common muscular imbalances experienced by athletes that correlate with lower back pain.
This sequence is designed to keep lower back pain at bay. We release tension in the hips and hamstrings and strengthen the core.
Achy Body is a relaxing sequence that you can do if you're feeling sore from over-training, working hard or exhausting travel commitments.
These are your Flexibility Basics. In this routine, we break down the foundational yoga poses—Child, Downward Dog and Forward Bend.
Back And Shoulder Love is designed to loosen up the neck, shoulders and back—releasing tension to relieve stiffness and alleviate areas of pain.
In Strong Arms, we work the wrists, shoulders, chest and triceps in a Beginner sequence that blends strength, flexibility and mobility.
In this sequence, we break down some basic yoga poses—stretching the hamstrings, opening up the hips and strengthening the core.
In Quads On Fire, we activate the quads and glutes, stabilise the ankles, knees and hips and stretch the hamstrings, groin and hip flexors.
Core Power is designed to strengthen your abs, obliques and lower back. Try to include 2-3 core workouts in your training every week.
In this challenging sequence, we build strength and stability in the hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, chest, upper back and core.
This sequence is designed to strengthen the feet, ankles, knees, quads, glutes and hips. It's also great for opening up the hips.
In this sequence, we train core endurance to maximise power, speed and body control and protect you from lower back pain.
In Flexibility Flow, we move through the classics—Sun Salutation A, Lunge Salute, Sun Salutation B, and finish with a hip-opening sequence.
Depending on the flexibility of your quads and hip flexors, this sequence is either going to be incredibly hard or a walk in the park.
In Hip Openers 3, we flow through progressively deeper poses that stretch the hips from multiple angles. It's a great one to do post-workout.
In Hip Openers 2, we flow through some deeper hip openers, including Low Lunge, Lizard, Half Frog and Reclining Butterfly.
In Sun Salutations, I break down Sun Salutation A—a classic sequence of poses that you will find in many hatha and vinyāsa yoga classes.
Beginner Sidebends stretches muscles throughout the body, focussing especially on the shoulders, obliques and intercostals.
Hip Openers 1 stretches the hips from every angle. Legendary PT Kelly Starrett advises athletes to "Spend as much time in a lunge as you can."
Beginner Twists is one of my favourites. The poses feel amazing and it's great for relieving lower back, upper back, shoulder and neck pain.
In Beginner Stretch, we increase flexibility and mobility in muscles throughout the body and get to know some of the basic yoga postures.
Dissolve Tension is a gentle, restorative sequence that focuses on letting of tension to alleviate pain in the upper and lower back.
This sequence combines dynamic and static poses to loosen up tight hips. It's great for improving suppleness and alleviating back pain.
Total Relaxation is where it's at if you're feeling stiff and achey. We loosen up the calves, hamstrings, hips, back and shoulders.
Pain Killer is designed to release tightness, increase mobility and relieve aches, pains and stiffness throughout the body, naturally.
Be Like Water is designed to loosen up the spine, hips, shoulders and backs of the legs to improve suppleness and fluidity of movement.
Relax The Hips is designed to loosen up the hips and stretch the calves and hamstrings. It's a great one to do after a workout to release tension.
In this Hip Stability sequence, notice how challenging your balance strengthens the hips and core. This is crucial for preventing back pain.
Tip The Balance is a fun balance sequence based around Tree pose. Try to stay motionless in the poses and graceful in your transitions.
Bird Dog strengthens the core—the abs, hips and lower back and is one of the most effective poses for alleviating lower back pain.
Cow pose is a beginner backbend that is great for increasing t-spine mobility and relieving pain in the neck and in between the shoulder blades.
Supple Back is focussed primarily on mobilising the spine. It's a relaxing sequence that you can practice towards the end of the day.
Child's pose is the ultimate restorative, pain-relieving yoga pose. You can take it any time, in your practice, you need to take a break.
Cobra pose is a key backbend that increases spinal mobility, opens up the chest, stretches the abs and can help to improve posture.
Dead Pigeon pose or Figure Four stretches the glutes, piriformis and external hip rotators and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
Downward Dog is the quintessential yoga pose. It's great for stretching the backs of the legs and strengthening the wrists, shoulders and glutes.
Bridge pose improves spinal mobility, opens up the chest and hips, strengthens the posterior chain and relieves knee and back pain.
Half-Reclining Hero pose is a quad stretch that stretches the feet, ankles, knees and hip flexors and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
Half-Twisted Lizard stretches the quads, hip flexors, glutes, groin and chest, improves spinal mobility and alleviates lower back pain.
Happy Baby pose is a restorative hip opener that relaxes the body, quiets the mind and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
High Lunge stretches the ankles, calves, hamstrings and hip flexors, strengthens the hips and can help to alleviate knee and lower back pain.
Knees-To-Chest is essentially Child's pose on your back. It's great for releasing tension at the lower back and neutralising the spine.
Lizard pose is a key hip opener that stretches the hip flexors, hamstrings, glutes and groin and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
Locust pose activates and strengthens the posterior chain—to alleviate lower back, knee and pain in between the shoulder blades.
Low Lunge is a crucial pose for athletes—to stretch the hip flexors, including the psoas. I recommend you practice it after every workout.
Pigeon pose is a key hip opener for athletes that stretches the hip flexors, piriformis and glutes and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
Plank strengthens the abs, obliques, lower back and shoulders and is key for alleviating lower back pain and improving posture.
Puppy pose is a key restorative counterpose for athletes that targets the thoracic spine and releases tension at the lower back.
Reclining Butterfly pose is a restorative hip opener that stretches the groin and adductors and releases tension at the lower back.
In yoga, Reclining Hand-To-Big-Toe pose is the safest calf and hamstring stretch as it takes your lower back out of the equation.
Runners Lunge strengthens the knees, quads, glutes and hips and stretches the ankles, calves, hamstrings, hip flexors and groin.
Side Lunge is a great pose for athletes to stretch the groin, calves and hamstrings, loosen up the hips and increase foot and ankle mobility.
Side Plank strengthens the wrists, shoulders, back, glutes, abs and obliques and can help to alleviate lower back and shoulder pain.
Sphinx pose is a beginner backbend that increases spinal mobility, improves posture and can help to alleviate lower and upper back pain.
Warrior 3 is a challenging balancing pose that trains proprioception, coordination and focus and builds core and hip stability.
Wheel is an advanced backbend that stretches the front of the body and strengthens the posterior chain. Please be careful in this pose.
Wide-Legged Forward Bend stretches the ankles, calves, hamstrings, groin and lower back and can help to alleviate lower back pain.
Wind-Relieving pose is crucial for athletes to release tension at the lower back and gently stretch the hips—especially after a workout.
Yoga Squat is a great hip opener that stretches the groin and glutes and builds strength and flexibility in the feet and ankles.
Reclining Spinal Twist is a key pose for athletes that can help to alleviate lower back pain, neck pain and pain in between the shoulder blades.
Snake pose strengthens the mid back, lower back and glutes and opens up the chest and shoulders. It's a great pose to improve posture.
Thread-The-Needle pose is a beginner twist that increases spinal mobility and can help to alleviate pain in between the shoulder blades.